वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-3, chapter-7, verse-10

तौ संस्पृशन्तौ चरणाव् उत्थाप्य मुनिपुंगवः ।
गाढमालिङ्ग्य सस्नेहमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१०॥

10. tau saṃspṛśantau caraṇāv utthāpya munipuṃgavaḥ ,
gāḍhamāliṅgya sasnehamidaṃ vacanamabravīt.

10. tau saṃspṛśantau caraṇau utthāpya munipuṅgavaḥ
gāḍham āliṅgya sasneham idam vacanam abravīt

10. munipuṅgavaḥ tau caraṇau saṃspṛśantau utthāpya
gāḍham āliṅgya sasneham idam vacanam abravīt

10. The foremost sage, having raised those two (Rama and Lakshmana) who were touching his feet, embraced them firmly and spoke these affectionate words.

Words meanings summery:

• तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two (masculine))

• संस्पृशन्तौ (saṁspṛśantau) - who were touching (his feet) (touching, while touching, who are touching)

• चरणौ (caraṇau) - the (two) feet (of the sage) (two feet, by the feet (dual))

• उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised (them) (having raised, having lifted up, having caused to rise)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost sage (the foremost sage, the best of ascetics)

• गाढम् (gāḍham) - firmly (firmly, tightly, intensely, deeply)

• आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

• सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - affectionately (affectionately, with love, tenderly)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, command)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said (said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

तौ (tau) - those two (Rama and Lakshmana) (those two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Nominative/Accusative dual masculine of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to Rama and Lakshmana.

संस्पृशन्तौ (saṁspṛśantau) - who were touching (his feet) (touching, while touching, who are touching)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃspṛśat

saṁspṛśat - touching

Present Active Participle

From upasarga 'sam-' + root 'spṛś' (to touch). Nominative dual masculine.

Prefix: sam

Root: spṛś (class 6)

चरणौ (caraṇau) - the (two) feet (of the sage) (two feet, by the feet (dual))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of caraṇa

caraṇa - foot, leg, movement, a division of a stanza

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sage's feet.

उत्थाप्य (utthāpya) - having raised (them) (having raised, having lifted up, having caused to rise)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From upasargas 'ud-' + 'sthā' (to stand) in causative form (p-suffix) with suffix '-ya'.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost sage (the foremost sage, the best of ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munipuṅgava

munipuṅgava - foremost sage, best of ascetics, bull among ascetics

Compound noun, literally 'bull of sages'. Nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+puṅgava)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent, foremost
  noun (masculine)

गाढम् (gāḍham) - firmly (firmly, tightly, intensely, deeply)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gāḍha

gāḍha - firm, tight, intense, deep

Past Passive Participle

From root √gāh (to plunge, enter deeply). Used here as an adverb.

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

आलिङ्ग्य (āliṅgya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From upasarga 'ā-' + root 'liṅg' (to embrace) with suffix '-ya'.

Prefix: ā

Root: liṅg (class 1)

सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - affectionately (affectionately, with love, tenderly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sasneha

sasneha - affectionate, full of love

Bahuvrihi compound 'sa' (with) + 'sneha' (affection, love). Used here as an adverb.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+sneha)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating accompaniment.
• sneha – affection, love, tenderness, oiliness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Accusative singular neuter of 'idam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement, command

Accusative singular neuter of 'vacana'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular active voice, from root √brū (to speak) with augment 'a-'.

Root: brū (class 2)